He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(A) to those whose walk is blameless,(B)

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He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest.
    He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.

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He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

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He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
(A)He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;

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11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,(A)
    but accurate weights find favor with him.(B)

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11 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales,
    but he delights in accurate weights.

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11 A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

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The Folly of Wickedness

11 (A)Dishonest[a] scales are an abomination to the Lord,
But a [b]just weight is His delight.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:1 deceptive
  2. Proverbs 11:1 Lit. perfect stone

The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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Honesty guides good people;
    dishonesty destroys treacherous people.

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The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

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The integrity of the upright will guide (A)them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.

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20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(A)
    but he delights(B) in those whose ways are blameless.(C)

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20 The Lord detests people with crooked hearts,
    but he delights in those with integrity.

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20 They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

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20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.

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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

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19 Truthful words stand the test of time,
    but lies are soon exposed.

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19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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19 The truthful lip shall be established forever,
(A)But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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22 The Lord detests lying lips,(A)
    but he delights(B) in people who are trustworthy.(C)

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22 The Lord detests lying lips,
    but he delights in those who tell the truth.

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22 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

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22 (A)Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal truthfully are His delight.

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but a false witness is deceitful.(A)

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but a false witness is a traitor.

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25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

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25 A true witness [a]delivers (A)souls,
But a deceitful witness speaks lies.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:25 saves lives